global minilinks for 2008-09-11

EDVIGE and the Angry FrenchOpposition to a massive new "Big Sister" database has been boosted by a member of President Sarkozy's own cabinet.

Brussels Says Blogs Scuppered Lisbon TreatyA secret European Commission report has come out strongly against the "anti-establishment activity" of blogging as part of an analysis of the internet and "its implications for public opinion about the EU".